Gunfire, Punk and Necromancer

The order was passed on, and the purple-skinned men climbed up from the bottom of the water. At this time, you could see that they were quite embarrassed. Most of the purple-skinned people are covered in sludge. The particularly slippery, extremely viscous, and weird-smelling mud is the result of chemical pollution that has accumulated at the bottom of the Peihe River for many years. It can be seen from this that purple-skinned people are not good at swimming, they can easily sink to the bottom and get stuck in the mud.

The lack of buoyancy and difficulty in underwater combat are indeed the few flaws of the combat puppet, so Zhuang Xuteng was stipulated that he was "not allowed to jump into the river." The purple-skinned man put on his mud skin and climbed ashore in embarrassment. His miserable honor made Elizabeth Shaw feel embarrassed and disappointed. She took the initiative to walk up to Zhuang Xuteng, attract his attention, and said, "You have completed the first test."

"Thank you for announcing the winner in time and saving me some trouble. People always make mistakes. If we continue to fight, there will be risks after all." Zhuang Xuteng pretended to express his gratitude, and then asked: "There is still one task left. After completion, I don’t have to worry anymore, right?”

"Yes." Elizabeth Xiao answered quite simply, making people feel that there were many traps inside.

"What mission?" Zhuang Xuteng asked with his mouth crooked and his eyes looking at Elizabeth's expression with a trace of teasing.

"First of all, we need to analyze the video of this battle, rate you, and see what your abilities can do, and then assign you a task. The company has a lot to do, and the company's power can complete all the work. You are not used because I have to use you just to save costs." Elizabeth Xiao didn't like Nike's gaze, so she responded with contempt and kept looking down at him. "After you sit on the ground and catch your breath, get out of here. We will come back to you."

"Okay. Let me make it clear first that I will continue to take over the work after I return. I may not be able to respond to your mission in time."

"That's your problem, you have to figure it out yourself. If you can't complete the tasks assigned to you, no matter what reasons you give, it won't change the company's attitude towards you."

I'm afraid this attitude can never be changed...

Zhuang Xuteng slapped his thigh and said: "Okay, it can be solved, so I won't accept long-term commissions! In fact, long-term commissions are easy to make, but short-term commissions are difficult to control risks, and the money is still small."

Elizabeth Xiao narrowed her eyes and said: "With your fighting and hiding abilities, the external commission should not be difficult."

"That's not right. Entrusted tasks are not about fighting and killing, but also about being humane. If all the problems can be solved as long as you can hide and fight, then the world will be simpler."

Elizabeth thought for a moment, then nodded: "What you said may make sense. Scarecrow Naike, go back and wait for the news! I estimate it should be within a week or two."

"Okay, it's good to have an approximate time." Zhuang Xuteng stood up slowly, supporting the base of the statue with his hand, bowed slightly to Elizabeth, and said, "Goodbye, I'm waiting to serve the company."

After that, he walked along Peihe Park towards Taiping District. After walking a few steps, he pulled out another compressed nutrition and energy bar, unpacked it hurriedly, and stuffed it into his mouth to eat.

Elizabeth Xiao kept staring at Zhuang Xuteng's back. The implanted eyeball on her right side continued to analyze and transmit various data to the support team's data center. After Zhuang Xuteng walked away, her deputy came over and handed a shadow from the data tablet. "The conclusion of the first version of the analysis is out: Scarecrow Naike's combat capabilities are equivalent to E3, so he poses a threat to combatants below E-level and D4."

"I haven't been involved in peripheral matters for a long time... What is the combat rating of the senior manager of the business development department of the Peicheng branch?"

"Pei Cheng is slightly higher. There is one C6, and the others are also at the top B1 level. Except for other places in the headquarters, the highest combat rating required for this position is C."

"The reason why Peicheng's rating is high is because people died here. The headquarters sensed the danger and specially sent high-level people here. The original intention was to examine their abilities and find opportunities to promote them to the headquarters or send them to the Pioneer Team training office, but For Colonel Taaffe to parachute here and lead the investigation would lose the purpose of the investigation - and at the same time offend some people."

Elizabeth Xiao's words have already involved some factional conflicts at the top levels of the company. She has a high level of authority, and it is normal for her to know these inside stories, but her deputies must remember that it is okay to listen to such things, or to keep them in mind, but they cannot be told outside.

"I don't agree with the score given in the first rating. It's definitely too low." Elizabeth Xiao shook her head and said: "That guy definitely has plenty of fighting power, and it's not just what we see. I think he has the ability to deal with People like Kaho pose a threat, even to the point of killing him."

"He's alone? How will he deal with the high-speed motion implant?"

"If he reacts quickly enough and can predict the trajectory of high-speed movement, or use fake movements to mislead Kaho, allowing him to hit a puncture-type obstacle during high-speed movement, he has a chance to kill. Eleven years ago, in Isn't there a similar case in Dongjun City? Besides, Naike alone is not enough. Doesn't he also have a senior brother with similar combat capabilities? On the day of the accident, Ge Gongdao briefly left the venue and his whereabouts are unknown. If you count the time , there is a certain overlap between the blank time and the time when Kaho disappeared.”

"But Colonel Taaffe's investigative report..."

"Of course I know what Taft wrote, and I have also read the examination reports of the two of them during their treatment in the hospital. Those conclusions can be verified by each other, and there seems to be no problem, but you have to be clear: Taft is a fool, he has already You paid the price for your stupidity." Elizabeth Xiao looked coldly and glared at her subordinates as a warning to question her boss's behavior.

"Since he is a threat, you can order the sniper to kill him. At present, he has not left the sniper range."

"No, let the snipers withdraw. Those new gadgets are not safe, and if they miss, it will be a bad thing. If we can find him once, we can find him the next time! If you want to kill him, don't count on a gun. Give him Design a mission, lay a trap, and make sure he dies!" Elizabeth Xiao waved her hand and said: "How to deal with him in the end has to be decided by the higher ups. That's it for today, it's done. By the way, combat puppet How's the damage?"

"All fallen battle puppets have their brain cores shattered and cannot be repaired but can only be recycled. Battle puppets that fell into the water need to be cleaned and maintained. It is best not to use them again within a month."

"Why should I use that thing? Be smart and don't report useless things."

On the other side, Zhuang Xuteng discovered the sniper with his sensory tentacles, but he could only pretend not to know, still controlled his body and pace, and returned to the white beast according to his previous state and rhythm. It wasn't until he was surrounded by armor and felt a little safer that he slowly let out a breath.

"That weapon with an ultra-long barrel should be the company's ultra-high-speed sniper rifle... I don't know how powerful the weapon is, but the stealth skills of those people are really average." Zhuang Xuteng first noticed the abnormal flash, and then sent out his sensing tentacles. After long-distance reconnaissance, it was later understood that the flash came from the scope reflection. Without the flash, it would take longer to find them, but it certainly wouldn't be lost. "I don't know how accurate that weapon is, especially whether it can be fired accurately under the influence of wind. If it is not accurate, it is not as good as the ghost energy bullet that can track the target. However, the ghost energy bullet can fly faster than The speed of sound and suddenness are not enough. And the range..."

"What am I thinking about these things now? Let's go quickly! Otherwise, the guys from Dingxin Magic will come up with something else!"

The white beast started using the motor and left the scene as quickly as possible, heading towards the music restaurant. Zhuang Xuteng must report the progress of the matter to Lucy. As for how she reports to Brewer Pace, that has nothing to do with Zhuang Xuteng. What happened to Lucy? Either Lucy said it herself, or Ge Gongdao teamed up with Nightingale and Yanque to find out. Zhuang Xuteng would definitely not be able to ask it himself.

At the suggestion of Elizabeth Xiao, the Dingxin Magic Analysis Team improved its rating on Zhuang Xuteng and evaluated "Nike Jia Ge Gong Dao" as "a combination that can pose a threat to the business development manager."

Per company policy, threats of this level must be dealt with as quickly as possible. Either absorb it or destroy it. As for which one to choose, first of all, it depends on the opinion of the first observer, that is, Elizabeth Xiao.

Her suggestion was to absorb Ge Gongdao and Zhuang Xuteng. The reason she gave is very clear: Ge Gongdao is in charge of the Moat Security Company, and his role in Peicheng is similar to that of gangs in the past, and he can contribute to the company. As for Scarecrow Naike, his marriage to Morgana has increased the cost of annihilation, and after absorbing him, his martial arts can be used to improve the work efficiency of low-level combatants and combat puppets, which is a sure-fire deal.

"Absorb it as soon as possible. If it cannot be absorbed, then destroy it. Although from the perspective of difficulty, it is easier to eliminate Ge Gongdao first, especially the threat they join forces to immediately eliminate. However, Scarecrow Naike is proficient in evasion and has been hiding in the capital Constitution City for more than half a year. , has not been discovered, which has proven this. If you attack first, Scarecrow Naike will be alert. If he chooses to hide later, the company will fall into a lengthy and inefficient search. It is recommended that Scarecrow Naike be Customers are the primary goal.”

Meanwhile, another key to the encounter - investigating the hider who used Scarecrow Nack as bait - has yielded nothing so far. Dingxin Mochuang dispatched an independent search team with four times the strength of the front line to search within a larger area, but failed to find any suspicious targets. The company’s assessment is that it is not yet possible to confirm or rule out the existence of “phishers”, and at the same time, the rating of the “phishers’” concealment should be improved. The search team speculated that the anglers were not sure whether Nike would survive this time, and the company was too concerned about the matter to take the risk of following the surveillance.

If Naike survives, continue to use him as potential bait; if he dies, you can get rid of the relationship. This judgment is very consistent with the company's style of thinking and doing things, so it has been widely recognized. Elizabeth Xiao was told to take a long-term approach to catch the big fish. Don't look for a scarecrow to work immediately. Let him feel relaxed first, and then close the network after the company has made a wider layout in Peicheng and conducted a more in-depth analysis of the intelligence.

Zhuang Xuteng thought it would take at least a few days for the company to make a decision. In fact, before he finished reporting today's events to Lucy, the decision had already been sent to Elizabeth Xiao. If the higher-ups decide to eliminate the threat, Elizabeth Xiao will take all the members today and go straight to the music restaurant. First, they will set up snipers on three floors inside and three outside. Then, when Zhuang Xuteng appears, they will immediately attack with a firepower net.

"That's it, I passed the test." After Zhuang Xuteng reported today's events, he patted his chest and said, "Sister Lucy, based on your experience, does this count as passing the test?"

"To be honest, I have no experience in this area. I have only one experience: when dealing with companies, it will be good for you to think of them as bad as possible!" Lucy waved her hands and said: "Although you can't relax yet, At least it's improved than before. You did a good job this time, and you didn't forget to limit the meeting time after meeting the mayor to create a relatively favorable situation for yourself."

Zhuang Xuteng thought of the sniper on the tall building, and he didn't feel that the situation at that time was beneficial to him. This level has been passed, and there is still another level to come! Thinking of this, he asked: "Sister Lucy, do you have any relevant information about this Elizabeth Xiao?"

Lucy shook her head and said sincerely: "Under the current circumstances, no one dares to investigate the company's senior managers, especially the combatants. I have no news, and I believe other middlemen have no news either, and you'd better do the same." Don’t ask.”

"I understand." Zhuang Xuteng rubbed his face, deliberately waited for a while, and then asked: "Since everything is fine for the time being, let's start work. Do you have any entrustments recently? I can do some personal work for you."

"Team or individual?" Lucy seemed not to have heard the word "private work", but still asked about the entrusted task.

"It's good if everyone in the team is good. I can't be the only one who is good - unless you name me and give me a lot of money." Zhuang Xuteng smiled and said, "Except for family matters, I will only give Lucy Sister’s personal affairs are discounted. Are you really not going to use your privilege?”

"Just let others owe you favors. I won't interfere." Lucy pointed at her face and said, "I'm injured. I don't plan to work in the middleman business until death. I have to think about retirement. I don't want to owe I don’t repay favors, so if I need you to do something, I will spend money and I won’t let you compromise on favors.”

"Well, if you want someone to owe you a favor, you have to find an opportunity. You don't just become a creditor."

Lucy nodded and said: "I don't have any ready-made tasks that are suitable for you. Just wait a moment. You have good performance and high upper limit. Others can't complete it. I can try it with you. But if I choose you for ordinary tasks, The price-performance ratio is very low. So don’t worry, there will be some. Well... you can be strict, I can also tell you a few words: there will be bad apples in any organization, and they need to be eliminated in time. At that time, you can play your role It’s of great use.”

The black sheep of the organization? Is there going to be a middleman war?